Golf bag carriage and stand



May 28, 1957 J. STABLEFORD 2,793,371

GOLF BAG CARRIAGE AND STAND 7 Filed May 4, 1954 s Shee ts-Sheet 1Inventor '14 Home y 28, 19517 I J. STABLEFORD 2,793,871

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GOLF BAG CARRIAGE AND STAND Filed May 4, 1954 V I 5 Sheets$heet 5Inventor John Sfa/crd By ago/M 77 4M Attorney United States Patent()GOLF BAG CARRLAGE AND STAND John Leslie Stableford, London, EnglandApplication May 4, 1954, Serial No. 427,495

Claims priority, application Great Britain May 6, 1953 6 Claims. (Cl.280-42) This invention concerns a new or improved golf bag carriage andstand and has particular reference to that kind of carriage in which apair of wheels are carried by legs pivotally connected to thelongitudinal member or backbone of the carriage and which legs can befolded to a stowed position alongside a golf bag mounted on the carriagealong said backbone, or moved to a downwardly extended operativeposition in which the legs project transversely downwards from thecarriage and bag to support the latter above the ground, the carriagebeing furnished with a handle or draw bar by which it may be manoeuvredwith the bag more or less horizontally disposed, and the carriage beingcapable, when at rest with its legs extended, of serving as a stand forthe bag and of holding the latter in an upwardly inclined position withits foot at or near ground level and with its head or mouth convenientlydisposed for removing clubs from the bag and for re-inserting them intothe latter.

More particularly the invention is concerned with a golf bag carriage ofthe kind hereinbefore referred toand constructed in accordance with myUnited States Patent No. 2,599,354, which discloses a golf bag carriagecomprising a backbone adapted to support a golf bag therealong, a handleassociated with the said backbone for manoeuvring the carriage, a pairof similar independent legs each carrying a wheel at its lower part andeach connected, at its upper part, to the said backbone for pivotingabout an independent axis located between the ends of the backbone, thesaid pivoting axis of each leg being the sole connection between the legand the backbone and being arranged transversely of the longitudinalvertical medial plane of the said backbone and also inclining upwardlyand outwardly from the latter whereby, when the said legs are swung fromtheir stowed to their operative positions, each leg moves in a planewhich is downwardly divergent from the said longitudinal vertical medialplane of the backbone of the carriage so that the lateral spacing of thewheels on the said pair of legs increases as the legs move from theirstowed positions towards their operative positions.

In the golf bag carriage particularly described in my said earlierpatent, the pivoted ends of the legs of the carriage were attached tothe ends of a cross piece extending laterally a substantial distance oneach side of the backbone of the carriage, and the upper ends of thelegs were guided between parallel side cheeks located at the ends of thesaid cross piece in order to relieve the pivots of some of the lateralstresses which would otherwise have been applied thereto by the tendencyof the wheels of the carriage to spread when under load.

It is one object of this invention to provide a more compact and neaterarrangement for attaching the pivoted ends of the legs to the backboneof the carriage whilst still ensuring that the legs will be adequatelysupported at their pivoted ends.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf bag carriagecomprising a backbone and a pivot block mounted on said backboneintermediate its ends, wherein Patented May 28, 1957 the pivot block isso constructed that a pair of legs pivotally mounted thereon may beswung alternatively into an operative position in which they serve tosupport the said carriage so that the same may be maneuvered, or into anin-operative position in which the wheels carried by said legs arelocked closely adjacent to a golf bag supported by the said carriage.

' parts shown in Figure 4;

It is a further object of the invention to so construct the said pivotblock that the wheels are widely spaced when the legs are in theiroperative positions thereby to impart stability to the golf bagcarriage, whereas, in their 1 inoperative positions, they are spacedonly at a sufficient distance to accommodate a golf bag therebetween.

It is another object of this invention to provide a thrustplate carriedby the upper end of each leg and coaxially mounted upon a' pivot elementsecured at right angles to the pivot faces of the mounting block, saidthrust-plate being designed to relieve the pivot elements of unduestress when the legs are in their operative position and under load.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide detent meanspositioned selectively to lock the legs of the golf bag carriage intheir operative and inoperative positions, such detent means desirablybeing carried by the said backbone and being selectively engageableinnotches provided in the periphery of the thrust-plate of each leg.

It is also an object of this invention to provide alternativeinoperative positions of the legs such that the golf bag may, ifdesired, be secured upon the backbone on its side instead of on itsedge, the spacing in the alternative inoperative position of the wheelsbeing some what greater so as to accommodate the greater width of bag.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from thefollowing specific description of one embodiment of the invention, andfrom the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an erected golf bag carriageconstructed in accordance with this invention and in its at rest orstand-forming position with its rear end resting upon the ground;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the golf bag carriage shown in Figure 1,but in this casecarrying a golf bag and in its mobile position;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation taken in the direction of arrow A, Figure2; i

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the legmounting block andleg-locking mechanism of the golf bag carriage shown in Figures 1 to 3;

Figure 5 is a section on line V-V, Figure 6;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the mounting block and Figure 7 is a partfragmentary longitudinal sectional elevation of the golf bag carriageshown in Figures 1 to 3;

Figure 8 is a section on line VIIIVIII, Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a section on line lX-IX, Figure 7; and

Figure 10 is an underneath perspective view of the carriage: collapsedor stowed with a. bag thereon, the figure illustrating in .dot-and-picklines alternative positions for the wheels when stowed and when the golfbag isplaced on the carriage on its side instead of on its edge.

Referring to the drawings, and firstly particularly to Figures 1 and 2,it will be seen that the golf bagcarriage there illustrated comprises abackbone 1 which consists of a front tube and a rear tube'both made ofmetal and partially telescoped one into the other, the front tube beingof slightly greater diameter than the inner tube. This arrangementfacilitates the manufacture of the carriage but ithe backbone could, ifdesired, consist of any other suitable arrangement. An endwiseadjustable hair- 3 dle 2 is provided at the front end of the backbone 1,whilst bag gripping and holding means 3 and 4 are provided respectivelyat the front and rear ends of the backbone on the upper side thereof.

Substantially midway between the ends of the backbone 1 is provided amounting block 5 on which are piv otally mounted the upper ends of apair of similar independent legs 6 each carrying a wheel 7 at its lowerend and each connected at its upper part to the mounting block 5 forpivoting about an independent axis, all as more fully explainedhereinafter.

The mounting block 5 is, see particularly Figures 4, 5 and 6, of arelatively squat form and of approximately inverted truncated V-shapedcross-sectional form, the block being secured to the overlapping innerend portions of the telescoped tubes forming the backbone 1 by grubscrews 8, so that the oblique side surfaces 9 of the block are arrangedsymmetrically one on each side of the longitudinal vertical medial plane(Figure 5) of the said backbone, these side surfaces divergingdownwardly and outwardly from this medial plane preferably at an angleof about Thus the two surfaces 9, 9 diverge with respect to one anotherat an included angle of 30.

Thetwo side surfaces 9, 9 of the mounting block also each lies in aplane intersecting, as seen in plan, the said longitudinal verticalmedial plane 10 at an angle of about 8 as is clearly shown in Figure 6,the two side surfaces 9, 9 of the block thus converging rearwardlytowards one another symmetrically with respect to the longitudinalvertical medial plane 10 of the backbone.

The lower parts of the side limbs of the mounting block 5 are ofapproximately semi-circular shape as shown clearly in Figure 4 of thedrawings, and a leg pivot element or screw 11 is screwed approximatelycentrally into the outer side of each of these limbs so as to have itsaxis at right angles to the outer face 9 of the limb; there is thus anindependent pivot screw 11 for each of the two legs 6, 6.

As the screws 11 are perpendicular to the side surfaces 9 of the block5, these screws (i. e., the pivoting axes of the legs 6, 6) divergeupwardly from the said vertical medial plane 10 at about 75 and divergerearwardly from said medial plane at about 82.

Each leg 6 is formed from a length of metal tube bent, approximately tothe form shown in Figures 2 and 3 so that the upper part of each leginclines rectilinearly downwardly and outwardly from the mounting block5, and

then bends downwardly and rearwardly so as to lie, at

the lower end thereof, on a plane which is very slightly inwardly anddownwardly inclined from the vertical. At its lower end each leg carriesa stub axle on which is mounted on one of the wheels 7, this stub axlehaving its axis inclined slightly upwardly and outwardly when the legsare in their fully extended positions, the wheels 7 thus being locatedin slightly upwardly and inwardly convergent planes when in theiroperative positions.

The upper end of the tube forming each leg 6 is mitred and securedapproximately centrally to the outside surface of a thrust plate 12 ofgenerally circular form and of substantial area, this thrust plate beingas shown, of considerably larger diameter than the tube forming the legs6 and being adapted to bear on its inner surfaceagainst thecorresponding side surface 9 of the mounting block 5. The inner surfaceof the thrust plate 12 is annularly recessed as shown at 13, Figure 5,so as to reduce the area of contact between the thrust plate and theblock 5 which is engaged annularly by the thrust plate.

A bearing tube 14 is welded or otherwise suitably rigidly fixed into theupper part of each leg 6 transversely thereof and perpendicular to thecorresponding thrust plate 12 so as to act as a journal for theappropriate pivot screw 11, the bearing sleeve 14 and consequently theleg and thrust plate 12 being pivotally retained on the screw 11 bymeans of ,a washer 15 engaging the inside-of the head of 1 6 screw.

It will be appreciated that, because of the forwardly and rearwardlyinclined positions of the screws 11, the legs 6 will close rapidlyinwardly as they pass from their fully extended to their fully stowedpositions, the legs moving in planes which are downwardly and outwardlyconvergent with respect to the said longitudinal vertical medial plane10.

Means are provided for locking the legs 6 selectively in theiralternative positions and these means comprise a locking detest 16, seeFigure 4, adjustable along the backbone 1 and selectively engageablewith alternative radial notches provided in the peripheries of thegenerally circular thrust plates 12 of the legs 6, there being in eachthrust plate a radial notch 17 for co-operation with the detent to inorder to lock the corresponding leg 6 in its fully extended position, afurther notch 13 for engagement with the detent 16 to lock the leg inits fully stowed position, and, if desired, a still further notch 19 forcooperation with the detent 16 to lock the leg in a partially stowedposition where the golf bag is laid upon the backbone 1 on its side orwhere, for other reasons, it is desired that the wheels 7 should, whenstowed, be slightly further apart than is the case when they are intheir fully stowed positions.

The detents 16 are conveniently formed by the rear edge of a detentplate 22 guided for rearward and forward sliding movement in atransverse groove 27 in the front end of the block 5', and by a screw 23on the mounting block and passing through a central longitudinal slot 5in the detent plate.

The detent plate 22 is fixed to the underside of a sleeve 24 slidable toa limited. extent along the front part of the backbone and furnished, atits front end, with a cross bar 21 to facilitate the drawing of thesleeve forwardly on the backbone. The detent plate 22 is located at therear of the sleeve 20 and in a plane perpendicular to the said medialplane 10, and a tension spring 24, anchored at one end to the screw 23and at the other end to the detent plate 22, pulls this plate rearwardlytowards the block 5 and against the peripheries of the thrust plates 12and, when in register therewith, into the notches 1'7, 18 or 19. 1

Stop shoulders 25 and 26 are respectively provided adjacent the notches17 and 18 in the thrust plates 12 in order more positively to achievethe registration and engagement of the detent 16 in these notches as thelegs swing downwardly and forwardly to their fully extended positions,and rearwardly to their fully stowed positions.

It will thus be appreciated that legs 6 are capable of being lockedselectively in any one of two or more alternative positions according towhether the legs are to be stowed, partially stowed, or erected for use,and that a common locking detent plate 22 serves to retain the two legsin the chosen positions, it only being necessary to draw the sleeve 20forwardly along the backbone 1 in order to release the legs foradjustment from one position to another, and to release the sleeve, whenthe legs have been freed, whereafter the detents 16 will snapautomatically into those notches in the thrust plates 12 which have beenbrought into register therewith.

The handle 2 of the golf bag carriage includes a stem 28 which isarranged parallel to the backbone 1 of the carriage and is located belowthis backbone but in the same plane. The stem 2% of the handle isadapted for axial forward and rearward adjustment in a guide tube 29,sec particularly Figures 7 and 8, suspended rigidly from the front endportion of the backbone 1 in spaced parallel relationship therewith. Atransverse locking screw 3t) is provided in said guide tube 29 to lockthe stem 28 in an axially adjusted position therein, and the handle iscapable of being withdrawn to a fully extended position as shown inFigures 1 and 2 in full lines, or of being pushed into a stowed positionas indicated in dot and dash lines at 31 in Figure 2, the handle stemlying could be of other forms. Moreover, the said hooked grip ispreferably covered with a length of knurled, or similarly configurated,rubber tubing or the like 32 slipped on to the handle.

Means are also provided for preventing the rotation of the stem 28 ofthe handle 2 about its own axis in its guide tube 2.9 when the handle isfully extended, such means comprising a diametrically arranged cross pin33, Figure 7, fixed in the rear stem of the handle 28 and adapted toengage in diametrically oppositely located notches 34 in the rear end ofthe guide tube 29.

By making the mounting block of the inverted V- shape above described,room is provided in the lower part of the block, between the divergentlimbs thereof, to accommodate the rear end of the stem 28 of the handle2 when the latter is moved to its stowed position.

The bag gripping means at the front end of the carriage are adapted toengage within the open mouth of a golf bag, such as the bag 35diagrammatically illustrated in certain of the figures of the drawings,in order to retain the front end of the bag on the carriage. These meanscomprise a carrier plate 36 (see Figures 1, 2, 7

and 8 particularly) of inverted L-shaped cross-section which engages byits upper transversely extending flange 37 upon the upper surface of thebackbone 1 of the carriage and has its other flange dependingperpendicularly downwardly so as to hear at its upper part against theside of the backbone 1 and at its lower part against the guide tube 29in which is mounted the stem 28 of the adjustable handle 2 of thecarriage, this guide tube being, as stated, parallellto the backbone 1and spaced somewhat below such backbone.

On the upper flange 37 of the said carrier plate is fixed, as bywelding, a bearing plate 38 which is parallel to the said upper flangeand extends outwardly on both sides of such flange and forwardly of thelatter, this bearing plate being provided with longitudinal downturnedouter edges.

The dependent flange of the said carrier plate 36 is provided with ahorizontal screw 39 which projects perpendicularly from the flange andhas mounted on it a pressure plate 40 which is adapted to extend intothe gap between the backbone 1 and the said handle guide tube 29, thepressure plate being located on the opposite sides of these members tothe dependent flange of the carrier plate 36. On the free end of thescrew 39 is mounted a wing nut 41 by which the pressure plate 40 can betightened against the backbone 1 so as to clamp the carrier plate 36 ina selected longitudinally adjusted position on the backbone withinpredetermined limits and to draw the upper flange 37 of the carrierplate downwardly on to the backbone 1 so as firmly to hold the carrieron such backbone.

At the front end of the .said bearing plate 38 is located a bolt 42which passes perpendicularly through the hearing plate with its headuppermost, and on the lower end of this screw is provided a wing nut 43located below the bearing plate 38. The shank of the bolt 42 passesthrough the front end portion of a gripping finger 44 and the head ofthis bolt engages the upper surface of such finger which is ofapproximately L-shape, the longer arm of the finger being arrangedsubstantially parallel to the bearing plate and centrally of the widthof the latter, whilst the shorter arm of the finger is furnished with ashort tongue which passes downwardly through a slot 45 in the front endof the bearing plate 38 and is then turned over on the under side of thelatter plate, whereby the gripping finger is pivotally connected at itsfront end to the bearing plate.

Around the rear part of the gripping finger is mounted a knurled orribbed rubber or like resilient sleeve 46 to j prevent the finger fromdamaging the inside of themouth of the bag 35 when it engages the latterand presses the wall of the bag on to the bearing plate 38.

The gripping of the open end or mouth of the bag is efiected byadjustingthe carrier plate 38 longitudinally on the backbone 1 to engagethe bag wall between the gripping finger 44 and bearing plate 38, and bythen pulling the gripping finger 44 downwards towards the bearing plate38 by means of the wing nut 43 on the lower end of the said bolt 42. Toreturn the gripping finger to its released position when the said wingnut is unscrewed, a compression spring 47 is provided around the saidbolt 42 between the gripping finger 44 and bearing plate 38.

The means 4 provided at the rearend of the backbone for holding the footof a golf bag are preferably of such a character as to be able toembrace and gripbags of varying cross-sectional dimensions, andpreferably also to hold a bag whether placed on the carriage on edge oron its side. As will be seen from Figures 1, 2, 7 and 9 in particular,these holding means comprise a longitudinally extensible or telescopicpillar 48 comprising (see Figures 7 and 9) a lower length of tube 49 ofoval cross-section welded, at its lower end, to the rear end of thebackbone 1, and projecting upwardly from the latter at right anglesthereto and having its longitudinal axis lying in the said longitudinalvertical medial plane 10. Into the lower length of tube 49 extends anupper length of tube 50 of the same cross-sectional form as the lowerlength of tube and slidable axially'up and down in the latter, thisupper length of tube 50 being capable of being locked inany of itslongitudinally adjusted positions'with respect to the lower length oftube 49 by means of a radial screw 51 carried in the wall of the tube49.

A pair of arms 52 with slightly upturned ends project laterallyoutwardly one on each side of the backbone 1 at a short distance infront of the pillar 48 and form a cradle which serves to support thefoot of a golf bag on the carriage, and a similar pair of arms 54, lyingabove and opposite the arms 52-, project laterally from a supportingmember 55 carried by the upper end of the length of tube 50 which formsthe upper part of the pillar 48, said arms 54 serving to engage theupper side of the foot of the bag. Thus the foot of a golf bag can begripped between the arms 52 and 54 by appropriately adjusting the heightof the pillar 48.

By making the pillar 48 of oval or other non-circular cross-sectionalform, relative rotation of the tube 50 about its own longitudinal axiswith respect to the tube 49 is avoided andthe upper transverse arms 54are maintained at right angles to the longitudinal vertical medial planeof the backbone 1 and in alignment with the arms 52 on the backboneirrespective of the longitudinal adjustment of the pillar 48. It willalso be appreciated that the pillar 48 serves to support the base orrear end of the bag and to prevent it slipping endwise rearwardly alongthe backbone.

A foot bracket 56 is welded to the lower part of the pillar 48 andserves to co-operate with the head of the screw 51 to support thecarriage when stood vertically on end with the handle 2 uppermost. Arubber or other pad 57 or a wheel or roller-may be provided at the.junction of the backbone 1 and pillar 48, if desired.

Figure 10 illustrates the carriage shown in the other figures of thedrawings, in a stowed condition and illustrates the alternative stowedpositions of the wheels 7 and legs 6 that may be adaptedwhen a bag isplaced in the carriage on its sideor where the bag is of exceptionaltransverse dimensions. However a golf bag carriage constructed accordingto this invention will suit most golf bags, whether placed on edge orsideways on the carriage, without it being necessary to provide the saidintermediate leg stowing position.

It will be seen by looking at Figure 2 of the drawings that, if the footof the rear end of the golf bag carriage is rested upon the ground, thehandle 2 is raised to lift the wheels off the ground, and the detent 16pulled forwardly to release the legs 6, these legs will swing backwardlytowards their stowed positions and that, if the carriage is then rockedinto a substantially vertical position, the legs 6 will automaticallyswing to, and lock in, their fully stowed positions.

If the wheels are fully stowed then, if the carriage is picked up by itsrear end and raised while simultaneously operating the detent to releasethe legs, these will automatically swing towards, and eventually lockin, their fully extended positions.

I claim:

1. A golf bag carriage comprising a backbone; means for securing a golfbag to said backbone; handle means connected to said backbone; amounting block on said backbone intermediate its ends; a pair of pivotfaces one on each side of said mounting block, said pivot faces lying ininclined planes which define an included angle of about 30 as measuredin a plane at right angles to said backbone and a rearward includedangle of about 16 as measured parallel to the backbone; a pivot elementprojecting at right angles from each said pivot face; a thrust platerotatably journalled on each said pivot element; a leg rigidly securedat one end to each said thrust plate; detent means on said backbone forselective engagement with three peripheral notches on each of saidthrust plates to lock each said leg selectively in a fully-extendedposition, in a partially-stowed intermediate position, and in afully-stowed position, said detent means including a sleeve slidable onsaid backbone; spring means urging said sleeve in a leg-lockingdirection; and a wheel rotatably mounted at the end of each said legremote from} said thrust plate.

2. A golf bag carriage according to claim 1, wherein the said detentmeans form part of a detent plate carried by the said sleeve and servingto lock both of the independently pivotal legs of the carriage in theiralternative positions.

3. A golf bag carriage comprising a backbone; means for securing a golfbag to said backbone, including gripping means adjustable along thebackbone for engaging the open ends of golf bags of differing lengths;handle means including a stem arranged parallel to said backbone; aguideway on said backbone co-operating with said stem and providing forendwise relative adjustment of the stem and backbone; a cross pin onsaid stem for engagement with cross notches on said guideway when saidstem is in a fully withdrawn position to lock the stern against rotationin said guideway; a mounting block on said backbone intermediate itsends; a pair of pivot faces one on each side of said mounting block,said pivot faces lying in inclined planes which define an included angleof about 30 as measured in a plane at right angles to said backbone anda rearward included angle of about 16 as measured parallel to thebackbone; a pivot element projecting at right angles from each saidpivot face; a thrust plate rotatably journalled on each said pivotelement; a leg rigidly secured at one end to each said thrust plate; anda wheel rotatably mounted on the end of each said leg remote from saidthrust plate.

4. A golf bag carriage according to claim 3, wherein the said grippingmeans comprise a bearing plate adjustable along the backbone of thecarriage and having pivotally anchored thereto, cantilever fashion, oneend of an adjustable gripping finger adapted to project into the mouthof a golf bag placed on the carriage, tightening means for drawing thefree end portion of said finger towards the said bearing plate therebyto grip the wall of the golf'bag between these parts, and spring meansfor urging the said gripping finger away from the bearing plate whenreleased by said tightening means.

5. A golf bag carriage according to claim 4, wherein means are providedat the rear end of the said backbone for holding the foot of a golf bagplaced on the latter, said holding means comprising a lower bagsupporting cradle projecting laterally from the said backbone one oneach side thereof, a telescopically adjustable pillar of noncircularcross-section projecting upwardly from said backbone centrally betweenthe said lower arms, and a pair of upper bag holding arms projectinglaterally on opposite sides of the upper end of said pillar, and meansfor locking the telescoping sections of the said telescopic pillar inany relatively adjusted position to which they may be adjusted in anendwise direction.

6. A golf bag carriage comprising a backbone adapted to support a golfbag therealong; a handle for manoeuvring the carriage; means at thefront end of said backbone positioned to engage within the mouth of agolf bag placed on the carriage and for clamping the bag to saidbackbone; means at the rear end of said backbone positioned to embraceand hold the foot of a golf bag carriage thereon; a mounting block fixedon said backbone intermediate the ends thereof, said mounting blockbeing of truncated inverted V-shaped cross-sectional form and having itslateral side surfaces diverging symmetrically downwardly and outwardlyfrom the vertical longitudinal medial plane of said backbone and alsoconverging rearwardly symmetrically with respect to said medial plane; apair of similar independent legs; a wheel at the lower part of each ofthe said legs; a thrust plate of generally circular form rigidly securedto the upper end of each of said legs; a pivot element projectingoutwardly from each of the oblique side surfaces of said mounting blockand at right angles thereto, each of said pivot elements passingsubstantially centrally through one of the said thrust plates to form apivot for the leg carried by such thrust plate, and the latter hearingat its inner surface against the adjacent oblique side surface of thesaid mounting block thereby to transfer stress applied to the leg tosaid mounting block, each of said legs being adapted to swingindependently of the other leg about its own pivot element from a stowedposition in which the leg lies alongside the said backbone to a fullyextended position in which it projects transversely downwardly from suchbackbone, and vice versa; spring urged detent means on said backbonepositioned for engagement with the peripheries of said thrust plates; aperipheral notch for each of the alternative positions to which the legon the thrust plate is adapted to be adjusted and retained, said detentmeans being adapted selectively to engage in such notches releasably tolock the leg selectively in its alternative positions; and stop means oneach of said thrust plates adjoining the notches thereof respectivelycorresponding to the fully extended and fully stowed positions of theleg carried by the thrust plate, said stop means being adapted toco-operate with said detent means to guide the latter into the adjacentnotch when the latter is registered with the detent means.

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